Heel.



No. 639,326. Patented 'Dec. l9, I899. F. WIESEN.

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(Application filed May 12, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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FRANK WFIESEN, OF MILWAUKEE, YVISCONSIN.

HEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,326, dated December19, 1899.

Application filed May 12, 1899. Serial No. 716,486. (No model.)

T0 to whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatl, FRANK WIESEN, a citizen of theUnited States, and aresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide the boot and shoe trade withsimple, economical, and light readily-attachable metal heels havingdetachable leather tread-lifts. Said invention therefore consists incertain peculiarities of construction and combination of partshereinafter particularly set forth with reference to the accompanyingdrawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a sectional View of a portion of ashoe and illustrates an application of my improved heel, the View beingindicated by line 1 1 in the succeeding figure; Fig. 2, a top View ofthe heel with fastening devices for the same in horizontal section, thisView being indicated by line 2 2 in the preceding figure; Fig. 3, a viewindicated by line 3 3 in the first figure,

illustrating a partly-sectional plan view ofthe parts inverted, theleather lift and backing for same being broken; and Fig. 4, a transversesection indicated by line 4 4 in said first figure.

Referring byletter to the drawings, A indicates a shell ofmetal,preferably aluminium, and this shell constitutes part of ashoe-heel in accordance with my invention. The general design anddimensions of the shell are subject to variation according to the styleof shoe the heel is to form a part. The bottom of the shell is shownclosed to form a backing B for a leather tread-lift O, and this backingmay be an integral part of said shell or a plate set therein, the latterbeing illustrated as the preferred construction. The backing-plate is ofsteel and preferably provided with outturned prongs b at intervals ofits edge for engagement with the leather tread-lift. The upper portionof the shell is provided with front and rear central seats for a steelplate D, herein shown as being preferably made with a longitudinalkeyhole-slot c, the circular enlargement of this slot being The plate ismade at the forward end of same.

fast to the shell by screws d or otherwise, as may be found mostconvenient, and a heelsupport is shown in the form of a headed stud Eengaging the plate-slot, this stud being a projection depending from theshoe-sole here in shown.

Extending through the shoe sole and slotted upper plate of the heel is ametallic post F, headed in said sole. That portion of the postimmediately under its head is preferably squared to have snug angularengagement within the slot of plate D, and the lower end of said postengages a corresponding aperture in the backing for the leathertread-lift of the heel. This lower end of the post is made hol low andinteriorly threaded for the engagement of a screw Gr, that extends upthrough the leather tread-lift, the head of the screw being flush insaid lift or countersunk in the same, as may be preferred.

It is preferable, as herein shown, to provide the lower portion of shellA with a depending flange 0, engageable with a corresponding notch inthe leather tread-lift (3, this flange being flush with the bottom ofsaid lift, where the greatest wear comes upon the heel.

In practice the slotted plate D of the heel is engaged with the stud Eand said heel moved forward into the position it is to 00* cupy as partof the shoe. The post F is now positioned and the screw G run up in saidpost to firmly hold the heel in place. The stud F prevents the heel fromstraining on the post, and instead of this stud some other means may beemployed for connecting plate D with the heel end of the shoe-sole.

The metal portion of the heel may be exteriorly polished andburnished,-or it may be enameled to match or contrast with the footportion of the shoe, and if the leather treadlift becomes worn a new onemay be readily substituted Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Aheel com prising ainetal shell provided with a central upper platelongitudinally thereof, another plate set in the lower portion of theshell and provided with outturned prongs, means for. connecting theupper plate with the sole portion of a boot or shoe, a soleengaging postextending down through said plates, a leather tread-lift hacked by thelower plate, and a post-engaging screw extending up through thetread-lift.

2. A heel comprising a closed-bottom metal shell having a central upperplate extending in a direction from front to rear and provided with akeyhole-slot, a headed stud attachable to a hootor shoe sole forengagement with the plate-slot, a post engageable with the sole toextend down through said plate-slot and the shell-bottom, a leathertread-lift backed by said shell-bottom, and a post-engaging screwextending up through the tread-lift.

3. A heel comprising a closed-bottom metal shell provided with adepending flange where the greatest wear comes upon said heel and havinga central upper plate longitudinally thereof, means for connecting theplate with the sole portion of a boot or shoe, a sole-engaging postextending down through said plate and shell-bottom, a leather tread-liftnotched to fit the aforesaid flange, and a postengaging screw extendingup through the tread-lift.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

FRANK WIESEN. Witnesses:

B. O. ROLOFF, N. E. OLIPHANT.

